Electrical Technician

Electrical Technician

Redwood Materials is looking for an Electrical Technician IV to act as the technical lead in our Industrial Control Cabinet Fabrication shop to support the Controls and Manufacturing Engineering teams with the development, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and improvement of manufacturing processes and equipment.  A level IV technician will be responsible for managing build and delivery schedules, leading daily activities, reviewing BOMs and Schematics, and training other technicians.

Responsibilities Will Include: 

• Fabricate custom industrial control panels 
• Reviewing and redlining electrical schematics and layouts 
• Providing estimates on time & material budgets for new builds and upgrades. 
• Troubleshoot and solve process and equipment issues 
• Support the onboarding and training of entry level technicians 
• Manage the daily tasks of the other technicians in the shop 
• Provide feedback to the design team on drafting quality, design optimization, and more. 
• As business demands change, additional essential responsibilities may be assigned

Desired Qualifications: 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers 
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook) 
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service 
• Strong electrical aptitude with a background in industrial equipment/processes 
• Knowledge of UL508a requirements 
• Knowledge of NEC and NFPA 79 
• Experience with stud welding, and other light welding work 
• Ability to do mechanical layout work with great precision 
• Experience with metal cutting and other fabrication processes relevant to control cabinets 
• Experience with wiring 480V power systems 
• Experience wiring complex low voltage controls and instrumentation. 
• Employees are expected to safely and successfully perform the position's essential job functions and meet the Company's qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards, subject to applicable law. Any applicant or employee who needs an adjustment, modification, or special consideration to be able to meet these expectations should contact Human Resources. 

Physical Requirements:  
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The Company will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the position, unless doing so would cause undue hardship on the Company. 

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.  
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards 
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. 
• Must be able to work with power tools and other machinery.

Working Conditions:  

• Electrical Technicians will work in a fabrication shop. 
• Electrical Technicians will work with electrical hazards, and loud noise associated with cutting and drilling steel enclosures. 
• Technicians will be required to regularly handle heavy loads, including hoisting and forklifting equipment, and climbing on up to 8-ft ladders to work on the tops of systems. 
• An Electrical Technician IV may be expected to travel several times per year to take part in system commissioning and troubleshooting, as well as acceptance testing activities.